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What stores and transfers energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred from one store into another. In these pictures, which items do you think use energy? Which ones store energy? Do they all store/use the same type of energy? Cut them out and sort them into groups.
Understanding friction: Build your own balloon hovercraft
When a moving surface slides on a stationary surface it rubs against it, which slows it down. This is due to friction, a force which resists the movement of one object sliding past another. Understand more about friction with a fantastic practical project: make your own balloon hovercraft!
Super scientist quiz
Quiz questions to encourage your child to think about how scientists work and why they do the things they do.
Reaching conclusions
A worksheet showing results of an experiment with questions underneath to consider.
Measure objects in your home
Children will love the challenge of this practical worksheet/ activity designed to improve measuring and estimating ability. How many units of measurement can they think of, and how many household items can they measure?
Learn about forces
This KS2 worksheet will reinforce your child's knowledge of forces and help them to use different methods of recording information.
Make reasonable estimates
This mathematics worksheet will help your child to estimate, measure using a ruler and gain an understanding of centimetres.
From liquid to solid
This activity demonstrates the process of freezing to children. It is a very clear introduction to the concept of liquids and solids.
What I like to eat
A worksheet for your child to create a picture showing what they like to eat.
The < and > symbols
An activity involving determining which number is bigger than the other and whether the correct symbol has been used.
Heating and cooling
An investigation to determine what happens when you heat and then cool down different foods. Children are then encouraged to record their results.
Magnets quiz
Questions about magnets for children to think about and / or research.
Writing a poem based on common sayings
A worksheet prompting your child to write a poem based on common sayings that they hear every day.
Get started with French
Planning a holiday in France? Give your child a head start with our beginner's guide to French, designed to help them grasp basic vocabulary and form simple sentences. We’ve asked a native French speaker to record all the words and phrases in the pack, so your child will hear the correct pronunciation and intonation, just as they would on an audio language course. Bonne chance!
The language of subtraction
Worksheet involving subtraction questions using the words 'subtract', 'take away' and 'take from'.
The benefits of friction
Worksheet prompting your child to design a poster letting people know about the beneficial effects of friction.
Predictions and conclusions: changing state
A worksheet describing a prediction regarding changing state with questions for children to think about, using their investigative skills.
Investigate the principles of forces
This worksheet will help your child experience the basic principles of forces such as pushing/pulling, gravity, and friction.
Writing a limerick
A worksheet encouraging children to read a limerick and think about its structure, then structure their own limerick.
First reading comprehension
Use this teacher-created reading comprehension activity to help your child with reading aloud and answering questions on a text.
Blending sounds
Use this worksheet to help your child sound out and identify the phonemes in various words.
Writing a contents page
Encourage your child to think about creating their own book by writing their own contents page.